Côte d'Ivoire vs Philippines
Philippines is 7% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoirePhilippinesCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.94×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.94× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.07× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Philippines?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 6% smaller than Philippines. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Philippines?
- About 1.1 times: Philippines has 1.07× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Philippines look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Philippines about 1.04×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Philippines 340 per km².